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Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05
AN OPEN REPLY.

KAVENsBEQUE P. O., Colo, Oct. 7s. EDITOR EPiTAPH:--I am about to leave this cold, unhospitable country, and desire some information about Ari- zona in general and Cochise county in particular. By replying to the follow ing questions you will confer favor upon many who- contemplate moving to your Territory:
 I. Is there good vacant Government land, and water for irrigating the same? 2. How is drinking waters
 }. l'it good stock countryi
 4. Can poor man get water on his land?
 5. Is there work for men and teamsl 6 What wages are paidi
 2. How about-,he climate and health?
 Yours Truly,
 J. F. HERRIcK.
 REPLY.
 I. There is much good Government land, subject to entry under the deser,, ore.emption and hom stead laws, though water as a general thing is scarce. There is only one running stream of any size in cochise county Ghe San Pedro 'ver). and land along that is very gem :rally taken up, either by grants, fraudu- lent and otherwlse, and by actual ttlers. The Sulphur Spring Valley contains an immense underground flow feS fee, from the surface and muci :'od unoccupled land can there be lo- ated, and d'uotless cultivated, but tn, xPeri'nent has never been tried to an, x'rnt. It i. now use fr grazing, an, 'rri hes feed for tens of thousands 0, cattle.
 2. Drinking water generally is excel. n'.
 } ltis the best breeding country fo, ock to be fnund under the sun.
 { I.ocaor under the canals on Il t ;'la and S,lt rivers are compell.d d to DIV from 5000 to SI 900 for water righ' , ufficienl to 'rrigaie I6o acres, and D. pr the water in addition at the rate oi about SI per acre yearly. In this county, by utilizing the surplus water which falls during the rainy season, and storing the same, large amount of land can be brought under cultivation much cheaper. The land is loose rich loam, generally free from alkali, and pro. duces wonderful crops. 5. There is work for everybody, and p,uperism is not known.
 6. Miners get s per day, and other wages, are in proportion.
 2. The thermometer ranges from 100 in summer to 30 degrees above zero in winter, and with the exception of few places along the San Pedro, where there is some malaria,it is as healthy country as was ever known.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

During :he absen oi K V. G. L. Pear son and wife, the ladies of the Methodist Church propose 10 put the parsonage in rep .ir and complete state Of good order. To raise funds for this, they will give within the next two weeks the entertain nent called the "Dairy Ma,ds' Conven- ton." Nineteen charming young ladies will participate, and io all in their p,wer t0 make it a success. There is no doubt but that this will be an at,rac i've and m. teresting entertainment Due notice will be gwen of tim. and place.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05
The facts as to the blackmailing of a

The facts as to the blackmailing of a prominent business man of this city, by the manager ofthe Prospector, are sub. stantially as printed in last weeks EPI- TAPH. The attention of the grand jury, which assemblies in this city one week fr.m Monday, is called to ,h: matter. The crime is one of the mos, despicab.e ones on the calendar, and is too frequent. ly practlced in a mining camp, where a sale ot property can hardly take place without an attempt on the part of som, unprincipled scoundrel to extort none, from the buyer or seller. Rarely h., there been such plain case of extortiob made as the one in question, and It be. hooves the Court to set the seal of its condemnation upcn it. Let one black mailer be sent to the renitentiary an, the Piac.ice would become de cidedly un- popular ia the future. It may e urge, tLat Jimmy Nash is a young man. an
 d,i not understand the heinousne>s of tn, crime he wa, committing, but it WI, hardly do m his case tO plead the bab, act. A. editor ot new. paper m tn.
 c.ty for years, he occupied a posltio
 when gave h'm grea. opportunities W
 od or evll. He chose the latter cours, |, anL sh 'uld be willing to abiie by ,h. result. It is understood that Judg
 Swain, counsel for the accused, asse.l
 that Nash was drunk wh. he made the threats to publish the scandal, in case h, was not paid SIoo to keep qu,e,. hu, neither will this theory wash; for Nash never gets drunk. It is true he is what is called "soaker," his system being constantly saturated with alcohol, but he keeps on his feet, and has no brain worth mentioning to be affected. This fact may be pleaded in extenuation of the of fense, and we cannot gainsay it. Blu, the truth remains that crime has been committed, and it is the grand jury, duty to investigate. By applying at this of- flee they can get the names of half dozen reputable witnesses who will substantiate the charge. The position the EPI- TAPH occupies in the matter is simila, to that of decent attorney when an un- principled member of the legal profession commits an unworthy act. We desire to see the perpetrator punished in order to purge the profession of journalism of its disreputable members. We have no personal malice in the matter, nor any desire to "down the Prospector," as has been asserted. We care nothing for the Nash opposition, and would prefer it to any other that could bs m .ntioned, for no sooner will Nash go to Yuma, than other and more worthy competitors will take his place. As matter of fact, the EPIrAPH is acting against its own inter est. in urging this prosecution. Pro- fessional pride alone impels us to it.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

Mining matters are prosp1rlng in Bis ,ee as they are m ro'nbstone. G"d miners are wanted and hard to ge'. The report that the Queen Company had bought lhe Prince IS without tounda ion. {. Two furna, es are in full bl .s on Queen ore; coke is coming m the hundreds oi tons and copper bull on g"n. out. Every thing is running like clock~ork and the camp is prOsre Ous
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05
THE WESTERN SETTLERS CHOSEN
 SIP CIFlC..

Wi every advance of immigration into the f4r West. a new d dtmaEd is created for H stet. ter's Storac' Bittcrs. Newly peopled regi ns frequ nily less ga ubrious than oder settled l,c ,litie on count of the miAsm, which rises from recently cleared land. rarti,ularlv along the tanks uf rive thst are subj ct to if, sh ts. The agri ultural or mining em gra,t so ,n
 learns, when he d >es not already kn W. that the Biters afford the only su protec,i n against msla ia and those di, rdrr' of the stomach, liver and bowels. to which ,limate changes, ex- posture and unaccustom-d or unhealthy water or diet subject him. Consequently he places an esti ate upon thus great household specific and preventive con mensurate with its intrinsic merit. and is careful to keep on hand { r. tora. ty. ard promoter oi hsath 50 impIcitlyto bs Tgled Upon in time of used.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05
THE HORSES AGE. lphenix Hera,d

lPhenix Hera,d To know the age of any horse, First View his lower jaw. of course; His six front teeth the age will tell. By rules give, SO learn them well. When colt can count ais weeks but two, Two middle teeth will be in view: And wLen he shall be eight weeks old. Four fitnt teeth )ou then beho d. And when eight months are gone and past. he end teeth come-there's six at last. In one year, from the middle two. The outside grooves are lost to view. And in two years, from second pair. The outside grooves will disappear; The same fate makes the end teeth bare. Whsn colt has counted his third year. At two. the middle pair drop out; At thrse. pair seconds up the spout" At tour, the corner teeth are goLe; At Ave. full new set is shown. The dark spots from the m!ddie two, At six years di appear from view; At seven. the second pair are white; Eleven finds the end quite bright. And as your horse grows old in years. His r~undes. teeth three cornered wears; And then grow long. stick out before. Lik; >amCos jaws or Pargalore. It is for you, my granger friend. Tnes. ve, es rud. that nav; penned; And when no. SC y u buy or sell; Just ...vr tueir Tutu-a,d d now farewell.
 ]. k. WHARTON. Phenix, Oct IT, I8e7.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05
New Store.

Paul Bahnis u6erlug 10 the people of Tombstone and the county in general, some of the best bargains in groceries and liquors ever offered in this county. His stock is new fresh and desirable canned goods, wines, candles, in fact every thing sold m first class grocery store is being sold ny him at Fairbank prices. If,
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

Abbott. h. C, Inf ente man who got money from Mary Tack on the p etense of having d'>c"vered caves of gold and -ilver in Mex c", al d SC vrd term in the county jail for the fl nse. it S ems has got ctheis to put up for him on the same lay. He lett Thursday for San Franci,co, and was driven t rh. rail, oad ny private conv. vance in fine style. Alb bo is a sn, nth art Cle,
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

As bearing on the question of wha, the produce of a single COW might be in d period of ten years, Mir. w. F. Wiley, of Iowa, presents the Breeders Gazette with earefully-kept record of what a COW actually did for him. In the years 1876 to 1887 inclusive, beginning as two-year-old, she produced nine calves five buil' and four heifers-and her total offspring was 5o head, or 3I heifers and 7S bulls. The original COW and all her female decendants are vet living.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

The Su reme Court Ut the United States has denied Ihe writ of erlor in the c.se of the Chic,g' anarchists. Tn: decision was announced by Chief Justice Waite in a long and careful prepared opinion which occupied thirty minutes in reading.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Aid Soc'ely of ,he M. E. Church will be held Thursday next al ? D m, at the residence of Mrs. E A. Shaliuck, on yth street.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

Flagstaff, Arzona, has struck d grea, piece of luck. An inexhaustble supply of pure water was discovered on peak two thousand feet above the city, while running a tunnel,
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

n C. Temple, whom Geo. H. Tinker let m cnarge of the Flagstaff Champion d rn"g hi. absence, skipped out a few dns g", before the later's return from ih- Est, aking wnh him some S4oo or S,oo of MT. rlnker's funds. Journal. Nm r.
 C shlliksr,! where did an Arizona ntw'p'per man les ftpr or five Luldr.d do.lsS.3
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

s. P. Merritt assumed charge of the Phenix Gazette on ru u:sdAy l,st, and J. o. no longer "welds the editorial tripod" as he ould say.
Tombstone epitaph., 1887-11-05

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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
The 3. AND O..

Is still, however, the only line running
Limited Express trains, without extra
charge, from the Great Rivers and
Lakes Of the West OUer the AlleghanieS
to the Sea. In fact, it is THE ONLY
LINE in the country running limited
fast trains anywhere upon Which the
rule is strictly adhered to Of not maxi
ing an extra money rate for fast time.
On the B. & 0. the best that modern
railroad progress can attain is given
for the regular fare, and no thought of
adding fancy figures. 1t is the only
line between the East and the West Uia
Washington, and the only line passing
through the National Capital en- route.
1t is the only line through the historic
and tan1Ously beautiful VALLEY of the
Potomac, with Harper's Ferry en- route,
and WeH indeed is it named
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
He Couldn't Fool Her,

"Did you look under the bed ?" inquired a
wife of her husband after he had turned out
the light and got fairly settled for nights
rest
NO" was the blunt response.
"Well, suppose there's a man there?" said
the alarmed woman.
81 don't want to see him if there is" was
the answer.
well get up and look; I shall not let you
rest until you do"
He knew her of old, and after fumbling
around found match, lit it and looked I'M
der the bed. Then he threw the match away,
got into bed and whispered:
''My dear, there's man under the bed"
''Oh, get out! was the quick response.
"You can't fool me. l know better"
Then she turned over, perfectly satisfied,
and went to sleep. She had accomplished
her object.-Albdny Neaos.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
LITTLI SENSE IN THE SONGS.
Though They Catch Some of the Singers
with Vanity if Not Voices.

"Yer's yer songs-all der popular songs of
de day-only cents-buy 'em and sing EN-
yerselfp'
That was the burden of assong sung by a
tough looking man as he stood on Fifth-ave-
nue. Saturday with big bundle of colored
sheets, covered with what the young man
claimed were ode popular songs of de day"
Eyer you are, Her. Own Boy Jack, I'm
Getting a Big Girl Now She's the Image
of Her Mother" and Ring the Little Chest
nut Bell-only 5 cents-buy 'em and sing
'em yerself," continued the monotonouS
drawl of the fakir as he called off his wares.
The song man is one of the regulars found
on the streets every Saturday night, and he
sells good many of the song sheets, pre-
sumably to people who buy to Sing them
themselves" There are some funny things
about the ballad music of the day, even when
nothing humorous is meant, Take, for in
stance, that song white Wings" which
has had a run of about year. in which q
young man implores his yacht to sail straight
as an arrow to his Maggie barrow, waiting
high up on the cliffs, which are craggy.
cliffs was feat in seamanship that was not
explained. Then there is that other pathetic
tale, Poor Old Dad in which Old Dad
curses his hayward son in the following
lines:
You'll wish that you'd never served us so when
we re DOIH uedu, MY ldU
When your own children strike you like you've
struck your poor old dad.
Here is another man whose conscience is
troubling him, and he sings: Pm One
That's Done Wrong to my Parents in the
following lines:
l am "A man that has seen trouble and sorrow,
once was light-hearted and gay,
Not a coin in this world can borrow,
Since my own | have squandcrcd away.
l once wrOnged my father and mother,
door,
To beg, starve or die, in the streets to lie,
For to enter their dwelling no more.
This ought to bea warning. Most of these
are of minstrel origin, and what they lack
in metrical effect is made up in the peculiar
'catch-lines" of some tunes. Here is one
of the popular topical songs which sells
many of the sheets:
One fine day my brother he picked up pin,
And he's never done anything since.
He sneaked up to a man and he stuck it in him.
And he's never done anything since.
Here's another, which Ed Harrigan sang
Preserve that old kettle, so blackened and
worn:
1t belonged to my father before was born;
IL hung in a corner, beyant on Il nail;
Twas an emblem of labor, my dads dinner
pail. -IfttSburg Dispatch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21

ter's austere love. They were separated
in doctrine. He would not have under
stood that.
His idea of right was always confirmed
by his mother Immediately taking the
same view, and as she had more ability
than he, with probably less will, she
carried their common conclusions into
her conventicles, religious and secular,
with elOquence and mental intrepidity
his cold but glittering apprehension al
most flashed to see.
"Brave, crystal woman" he said. "If
Ann Lee had been like her, she would
have made a million Shaker converts
she would have shaken the world"
Laban Prim ceased to have any religious
belief; his mother did the same.
That is to say, they both came to re-
gard what he called "dogmas" as refuge
places for crowds or sects.
Laban had looked into the personal life
of somebody of every sect and church
and found defect, and that was enough
for him, and, of course, it must be enough
for her, too. She had commended his
cool, undertaking principle of life-never
to give a false person another chance.
False in one thing, false in everything"
was his motto. 1t was not too harsh, be-
cause he never had stumbled nor slipped
in his life, and why should other people
Hard as the task was, unnecessary, as
some might think his exactiOn of it, his
mother was too devoted not to be the
first of his converts, like Kadijah, the
wife of Mohammed, and Laban's mother,
as well as he, began to study the Stole
philosophy which the purest of wise
Greeks and Romans-like Seneca and the
moralists-had cultivated: God was a
rational breath, an artistic fire. Laban
Prim was disinterested enough to see it.
Votaries of other and regular religions
forgave the mother for this rationalism,
but did not forgive Laban Prim.
They said he was no true Stole, but a
Pharaisaic prig, who would no longer
pray in the temples because publicans
prayed there, and they interrupted his
selfish prayer of Lord, l thank Thee
that | am not as other men,"
The people put down, among their other
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
PROVERBS TO FILL UP.

Use He-No Tea because it is pnre. If you
about it.
If you like IA fine flavor in Tea, then try
He-No Tea, for its flavor being its natural
one, it is the best
Every cent of the cost of He-No Tea is
to be found in the drinking qualities.
Nothing is paid for appearance; it is IA very
homely Tea.
The metal-lined packages in which you
buy He-No Tea preserve its strength and
flavor unimpaired.
Farmers, buy your Tea like you buy your
hOrse-because he is a good worker. He-No
Tea will do twenty-four hours work IA day,
and never tire.
When you make up your mind to try
He-No Tea, ask your storekeeper for it, he
can get it for you if he is live merchant.
Pure Tea like He-No Tea is IA great tenn
perance preacher; it will do more good
than talking.
Pure Tea is the poor mans friend it is
economy to use 1t three times a day; it
makes food go farther.
one trial will establish the reputation of
He-NO Tea, and you will thank this adver-
tisement for calling your attention to it.
Notice that the genuine He-NO Tea is
always sold in metaI-Iined packages
pound, half and quarter sizes.
When you buy a package of He-No Tea
you know just what you are getting; it is
always the same.
He-No Tea is sold only in the paper bags
of one pound, half-pound and quarter
pound sizes, each bearing the trademark
and the name of Martin Gillet & Co.
The He-NO of 'S7 is better now than ever
before, because with the decline of the
markets in China the very choicest leaf
can be bought in its natural state, to
sell here at the price He-No is sold at.
He-NO Tea of 'S7 is better than it ever
was; the steadily-increasing demand for it
is proof of this.
Hot He-NO Tea is the best preventive
of colds, and man can do more work and
feel better with Tea than he can without.
"He-No Tea came upon us like the tele-
phone, and is now II necessity" writes a
lady, and we get many such letters.
Is il wicked to quote the Koran? Whether
it is or not, you will find this: "The sting
of the serpent is in the juice of the wine !;
the blessing of the prophet is in the herbs
of the earth" OF course Mohammed's ref
erence was directed to He-No Tea.
The maxim that nobody is hurt by being
abused is verified in He-No Tea. 1t has
been more laughed at and abused than any
article of diet, and all because it was an
attempt IA successful one as it turns OUT to
show how simple thing Tea really was
and what an absurdity it was to buy Tea
because it was nice to look at. People in
the cities where He-No Tea has been intro
duced know by experience the great merits
it possesses, and we would like all at least
to try it. They can speak for themselves
A quarter-pound package is very trifling IN
cost and will serve every purpose for test
ing the truth of what we say.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21

SHORT ITEMS OF FACTS.

Briefly, a reputation which endures and
increases with the progress of time, and
which, after the lapse of many years, is
more widely and firmly established than
ever before, can only be founded upon supe-
rior merit. This is concisely the history 81
He-NO Tea.
The first Tea sold in England was i'm
ported by the Dutch East India Company
in 1856, and was shipped from Batavia,
the capital of India.
The first China Green Tea from China
arrived in England in 1907.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
LIBERAL POLICY OF THE B. & o.,

Our National Legislators, in enact
ing the Interstate Commerce Law,
were aiming to impress this OBJ
Jet lesson upon the attention of
other railway managers and teach
them that the way to prosperity
and public favor was through the
hope of reaching the standard of
the sterling old company, which
has so long led the way and merits
the proud distinction of being des-
ignated as THE MODEL LINE.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
BALTIMORE AND OHIO

With its half-century's record of
ABSOLUTE IMPARTIALITY, it's
unparalleled achievements in ADJ
VANCING THE STANDARD OF
AMERICAN RAILROADS and its
UNOUESTIONED ATTITUDE as
regards the demands of the travel
ing public has beyond dispute long
stood at the vRy head in popular
estimation.
1t is not altogether improbable
that, in view of the financial sue
cess achieved under the steadily
maintained
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21

No more across Missouri's breast, in balmy
hush of even, shall float into the golden West,
a scent that stinks to Heaven. No more the
dying porkers yell, upon the air will culver,
nor rank, ungainly, CHASTITY smell, pollute
the lucid river. Why should we weep as
Rachel wept because the hogs have van
slept, and all their odors banished. Fare
well, oh, hogs, with crooked tails, and squeals
of shrill soprano we still can live without
your walls, and odors of guano.-Atchiso',
Kan ~ Globe